Sink tray



C. J. OLES SINK TRAY April 14, 1925.

Filed Aug. 15, 1924 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

CLAUDE J. OLE-S, or UNVADILLA. NEW YORK.

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Application filed August 15, 1924. Serial No, 732,263.

2 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CnAUDE J. O'L]5S,ffi citizen of the United States, residing at Unadilla, in the county of Otsego and State oi New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sink Trays, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sink trays.

The object is co-provide a tray or rack for use in sinks to support dishes, pots or pans above the bottom of the sink so as to avoid breaking the dishes or damaging the sink during the process of washing the articles mentioned.

Another object is to provide a tray of this character which may be easily and cheaply n'ianufactured and sold at a very low cost to be placed into a sink for supporting dishes, etc., in a manner to permit the same to drain, the said tray being constructed of a mimmum number of parts so formed and assembled as to obviate the necessity for using fasteners of any kind, and at the same time prevent distortion of the tray while in use. a

A, full and complete understanding of: the invention may he obtained from a con sideration of the following detailed de scription. taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, it being understood that while the drawing shows a practical form of the invention, the latter is not to be confined to 1 thereof, but may be changed or modified, so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient" "features of the invention, as specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved tray;

Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of the same;

one end of one of the cross bars of the tray. Figure 1 is a detail view, still further enlarged and taken at right angles to Figure 3:

Figures and 6 are views similar to strict conformity with the showing:

a sink tray comprising a pair of spaced, longitudinally disposed sills 1, preferably formed of suitable wood, such as maple, and arranged parallel to each other a dis tance apart to be placed Within an ordinary sink of average dimensions and to rest upon the bottom thereof.

The wooden sills 1 have the intermediate portions of their undersides'cut out, as indicated at 2, thus p'rovidin at each terminal thereof, a foot 3 which adapted to rest upon the bottom of thc said sink and, at the same time, the cutout portion 2 permits water in the sink to freely pass through from side to side.

The upper sides -ft of the sills 1 are each rounded, as clearly shown in Figures 1. and 2- of the drawing, to cause water to pass oil and, in the construction of the device, a series of sockets or holes 5 are formed in spaced longitudinal alinement along the center line of the rounded top side, said holes being equidistant and extending only a slight distance into the said sills, which are relation to each other, the length of said cross bars being such as to permit the sills toenter between the side walls of the sink.

The terminal portions or ends of each cross bar 6 are bent at right angles thereto indicated at 7, and the major portion or";

each bent terminal is tapered to provide penetrating points 8 which ar adapted to be driven or forced into the aforesaid holes which latter, its originally formed, are some what smaller in diameter than the diameter of the wire or rod. forming the cross bars. so that, as the points are forced in, the wood is separated or spread apart to receive the same, and the frictional engagement is thus enhanced, without the danger of splitting 7 the wooden sills, were the said points driven Flgure 3 a further enlarged detail ofthereinto without the provision of the said holes.

In order to prevent the relative, longitudinal movement of the sills, which would be possible were the said points 8 allowed partake of any turning movement in their respective sockets, the said points are preterably provided with a plurality of longitudinally disposed corners or ridges '9. which Ifrom the foregoingit \v. ill be seen that an extremelysimple and cheaply manufacturedtray or rack has been provided qvhich may he placed between the s de walls of a sink and upon the bottom thereof without, danger of damaging the said sink; that by reason or the particular manner 0t oining the cross hars to the side sills,-, .thc necessity for special fastenings is obviated, andthat 1 the engagement or the terminals of the cross bars With the sills prevents the latter from relative, longtitudinal movement so that the trav may not become distorted during usage;

that the dishes, pots. and pansplaeed upon,

In F i gur'es 5 'an'd' dthe points the tray may freely drain While supported above the sink in a manner to avoid contact ivi'tlrtlielatter, and that the said device may be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition;

'lVha't is claimed is ti sink tray comprising a pair of spaced, paralleh wooden sills, each sill having its upper face. forn'ied ,ivith sockets extending downwardly part'way into the sill, and also having depending foot portions at the ter-- minals thereof. and a plurality of spaced metallic cross bars connecting the sills, each eross bar having its terminals bent down ardly and pointed to he forced into said sockets, the latter being of less diameter than said pointed terminals for the purpose set forth, and each pointed terminal having" longitudinal ridges to prevent turning in their respective sockets. a

In testimony. that-I claim the foregoing as my own, have hereto aflixed my signature. r

' CLAUDE J. LES 

